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Jersey Number 9
Austin Brown
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- S
- Hometown:
- Johnston City, Ill.
- High School:
- Johnston City
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 215
- Major:
- Health Promotion and Family Equity
Honors and Awards
2024: Academic All-Big Ten
2023: Academic All-Big Ten
2024 Season: Appeared in 12 games, making eight starts at defensive back … posted 51 tackles (30 solo), three pass breakups, one sack, a forced fumble and fumble recovery … tallied a team-high nine tackles, a strip-sack, two TFLs and a pass breakup at USC (Sept. 28) … made a career-high 10 tackles at Nebraska (Nov. 23), while adding a pass breakup … recorded eight stops against Penn State (Oct. 27) … tallied six tackles against Oregon (Nov. 16) … recovered a fumble against Western Michigan (Aug. 30)
2023 Season: Played in all 13 games, making four starts at safety ... earned his second letter … totaled 37 tackles and broke up two passes … recorded one sack … tallied six tackles at Indiana (Nov. 4) and versus Northwestern (Nov. 11) … started at nickel in the ReliaQuest Bowl versus LSU and tallied a career-high nine tackles (seven solos)\
2022 Season: Played in all 13 games, mostly on special teams … recorded a pair of tackles … logged his first career tackle vs. Illinois State (9/3) in the season opener
High School:
2024: Academic All-Big Ten
2023: Academic All-Big Ten
2024 Season: Appeared in 12 games, making eight starts at defensive back … posted 51 tackles (30 solo), three pass breakups, one sack, a forced fumble and fumble recovery … tallied a team-high nine tackles, a strip-sack, two TFLs and a pass breakup at USC (Sept. 28) … made a career-high 10 tackles at Nebraska (Nov. 23), while adding a pass breakup … recorded eight stops against Penn State (Oct. 27) … tallied six tackles against Oregon (Nov. 16) … recovered a fumble against Western Michigan (Aug. 30)
2023 Season: Played in all 13 games, making four starts at safety ... earned his second letter … totaled 37 tackles and broke up two passes … recorded one sack … tallied six tackles at Indiana (Nov. 4) and versus Northwestern (Nov. 11) … started at nickel in the ReliaQuest Bowl versus LSU and tallied a career-high nine tackles (seven solos)\
2022 Season: Played in all 13 games, mostly on special teams … recorded a pair of tackles … logged his first career tackle vs. Illinois State (9/3) in the season opener
High School:
- Three-star recruit by Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN
- First-team all-state selection as a junior and senior
- Made 87 tackles and had 8 pass breakups and 5 interceptions as senior
- Also ran for 1,313 yards and scored 18 TDs
- Played QB as a junior, running for 1,126 yards and 14 TDs in a 6-game spring season
- Also had 36 tackles, 2 TFLs, 2 forced fumbles and 2 pass breakups
- Two-time conference MVP
- Four-time first-team all-conference selection
- Honorable mention all-state selection in basketball as a junior
- Member of National Honor Society
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